Atolf Aleksanter Aalto

Born 2.09.1893    Place Nystad (Uusikaupunki), Turku, Finland    Ethnic origin Finn     Religion Lutheran

Father Aalto, Atolf Aleksanters

Arrived at Australia

from Sweden   on 26.12.1912   per Bertha   disembarked at Melbourne

Residence before enlistment Nar Nar Goon and Eaglehawk, Gippsland, Victoria

Occupation miner

Serviceo

service number 3676    enlisted 29.07.1915    POE Bendigo, Vic

unit 5th Battalion    rank Private

place Western front, 1916-1918

awards MM LG 21.10.1918

final fate RTA 5.04.1919       discharged 10.07.1919

Naturalisation 1915

Materials digitised naturalisation (NAA)

digitised service records (NAA)

digitised recommendation for award (AWM)

Group portrait of B Company of the 5th Battalion with A.A. Aalto. E03936 (AWM)

From Russian Anzacs in Australian History:

During the German attack near Strazeele on 14 June 1918 Aalto realised that his platoon’s Lewis gun-post ‘was depending on his protection of the flank, [and] … continued to work with his gun, caused the enemy many casualties and prevented them from getting round the flank of the platoon post’, wrote his commanding officer, adding the lively detail, ‘After having fired 600 rounds his gun was red hot and stopped’.

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